The gear swap can use lots of volunteers! We are looking for both folks with gear knowledge and those who can just help keep the event running smoothly. We need about 6 more volunteers for each day (Saturday & Sunday). There will be drinks, snacks, and we will order lunch for all who commit to helping out with the gear swap! Thank you, to sign up or learn more email: ggilmores@yahoo.com

FOR's Gear Swap

WANT GEAR or GOT GEAR?

Come to the Gear Swap!

September 6 & 7, 2014in cooperation with the

American River Paddle Festival at

Henningsen Lotus Park in Coloma-Lotus

Need river gear? Got too much? Maybe you just want to make some money off that old bucket boat to buy your own self-bailer? Come to FOR’s annual river gear swap at American River Festival, September 6 & 7, 2014 at Henningsen-Lotus Park in Lotus, California. We already have an assortment of used kayaks, rafts, and boat frames with too many lifejackets and paddles to count and more! Help keep the tradition alive by signing up to bring gear or volunteer. A committee of experienced Gear Swap types are coming together to make this happen. If you would like more information or want to get involved, please email our Gear Swap Coordinator, Greg "Big Bird" Gilmore at: ggilmores@yahoo.com

All price tags must be marked to include the 10% fee for selling thru the gear swap and the sales tax of will be added to the price at check out.

(All items left after 1:00 pm will become a donation to FOR and WILL BE SOLD at the fire sale: donors will receive a receipt/tax letter and thank you.)

How to get your gear in the swap or buy items

To Sell: There is no need to make any prior arrangements to sell your gear on consignment at the FOR Gear Swap. Just show up starting at 9:00 am on Saturday or on Sunday if you can't make it Saturday. Be sure to tag all your gear with your full name, you will complete a contact sheet when you arrive and be given tags to price your items. All items left on consignment MUST BE CLAIMED no later than 1:00 pm on Sunday. FOR charges a 10% fee of the sales price (excluding tax) for items brought and sold on consignment plus the required sales tax for El Dorado county. All price tags must be marked to include the 10% fee for selling thru the gear swap and the sales tax of will be added to the price at check out.

To Buy: Shopping begins at 9:30 am on Saturday and closes at 4:00 pm that day. We reopen for shopping on Sunday at 9:00 am and the last regular price sales must be concluded by 1:00 pm. All items left on consignment MUST BE CLAIMED no later than 1:00 pm on Sunday. Then at 2 pm on Sunday we hold a fire sale of all remaining items, including all unclaimed gear left for consignment. FOR reserves the right to pull items prior to the fire sale.

All sales are cash only - unless the seller is willing to take personal checks made out to them (you can check with the volunteers that day to see if a seller will accept checks and if there are any limitations) - FOR cannot accept checks for gear sales that are not FOR property.

All sales are final and all items are sold on an as-is basis with no warranties expressed or implied regarding the condition of the gear.